Visiting Barcelona to attend the first runs of the 2025 MotoGP season, Fabio Di Giannantonio was unable to take to the track, his arm still being immobilized following the shoulder operation he underwent at beginning of the month. Questioned at midday, the Italian revealed, however, that he was not completely informed of the drivers' feelings after their first laps on the GP25, the machine he will drive next year.
Marc Marquez, Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Di Giannantonio will be the three drivers equipped with the best machine on the grid next year. Under the agreement negotiated between VR46 and Ducati, Valentino Rossi's team will have an official machine in 2025. Although it has chosen to entrust the no. However, the Transalpine will still have to wait before being able to try the Desmosedici GP25.
Following a shoulder operation that he was forced to undergo during the Malaysian GP, in order not to compromise his next campaign, it was Michele Pirro who took part in the Test with his machine. If the Italian was able to have some echoes of the pilots' feelings on the machine tested this Tuesday, Ducati prefers that he does not find out too much.
” We'll see. With Michele, we haven't talked much yet, because he's working. The team, and Ducati, don't want me to know too much about the sensations on the new bike, so as not to have expectations when I'm on the bike, confides Fabio Di Giannantonio during the MotoGP Test in Barcelona. To have clear ideas when I climb on it. But obviously I know what they're working on, and what they're trying. I know more or less where the bike will be better. But I don't want to know the feelings. So we talk, but very little. »
« [Marc Marquez] says everything is easier. But we knew it. We knew that the GP23 had its limits, he continues. Michele raced it that Sunday, and when he tried the bike again for the first time, he said, 'Wow, this bike doesn't turn, it has no grip.' We were like: 'Welcome to the club.' We did the whole season like that. Obviously, there are huge differences between the GP23 and the GP24. And it looks like the GP25 is still a little bit better, so we'll see. »
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While he missed the last two races of the 2024 season to undergo surgery, the Italian seems not to have enjoyed watching his peers perform from his living room. However, he assured that he was getting back on his feet fairly quickly, and said he was optimistic about being able to take part in the next official runs, which will take place in Malaysia at the beginning of February.
“Obviously, when I was suffering, I wanted to race. At home it was difficult, but I was also very busy with all the things on my shoulder. But when I'm here, I'm more involved, so it's okay.” concluded Fabio Di Giannantonio.
